Contact tray for a mass transfer column

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11364451
APP PUB NO 20190192991A1
SERIAL NO

16225408

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A contact tray for use in a mass transfer column and having a tray deck for receiving a liquid stream and a plurality of valves distributed across the tray deck through which vapor ascends for interacting with the liquid stream. Each valve has an opening in the tray deck in the form of a central segment and extensions that extend outwardly from opposite ends of the central segment. The valves each include a valve body with a valve cover positioned in covering relationship above and extending outwardly beyond the opening and legs that are attached to the valve cover at recesses located at opposite ends of the valve cover. The legs extend downwardly through the extensions in the opening and include stops in portions of the legs positioned below the tray deck to permit limited vertical movement of the legs to allow the valve body to move between open and closed positions in response to ascending vapor pressure against an undersurface of the valve cover. Deflectors are positioned at opposite sides of the legs to restrict vapor passage around the legs.

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KOCH-GLITSCH LP4111 E 37TH STREET NORTH WICHITA KS 67220

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Griesel, Charles Wichita, US 5 4
Nieuwoudt, Izak Wichita, US 54 283

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